"'It was a mystery to us how this farmer knew that troops were coming through, because he never made a mistake in his schedule. After further questioning, he explained to us that if we searched in his cellar and raised up an old flag-stone with a ring in it, we would find a telephone set. The other end of this set was established in an estaminet in a little French village eleven kilos distant. His confederate was the proprietor of this estaminet, which was so situated on the road that troops coming into the village had to pass the door. As troops only march at night while in the fire sector, his confederate could safely figure out that the passing troops would be quartered in his village until the next night, when, under cover of darkness, they would start for the next village, and would have to pass the point in the road by the old church. He would immediately telephone this information to the farmer, who would change his horses accordingly. The hill on which he did his plowing could be easily observed from an observation balloon in the German lines, and thus the signal was given to the German artillery. "'We still carried on with our third degree, and got further valuable information from him. "'If, in the plowing, two grey horses were used on two consecutive afternoons, it meant that the use of the road had been indefinitely discontinued for troops and supplies. "'Under a strong guard, which concealed itself in the hedge, the farmer was made to use two greys for two afternoons. The scheme worked. For weeks afterwards that road was only occasionally shelled, and our troops and supply trains used it at will. The spy at the other end was rounded up and both were taken to the base and shot. "'We reported back to Old Pepper, expecting to be highly commended for our work, and we were--I don't think. All the blooming blighter said was: "'"Well, you certainly took long enough to do it. I have a damn good mind to send you back to your units for incompetency and inefficiency." "'We saluted and left. "'You see, we didn't deserve any great credit because it was only through a lucky chance that we stumbled over the clue. So I guess Old Pepper was right after all.'" After Curly had finished, everyone agreed with Happy's comment: "Pretty nifty work, I call it, pretty nifty!" "HORSES FOR FRANCE" As Told by Yank "HORSES FOR FRANCE" "Just lend me your ear and I'll spin you a yarn about a trip I made on a horse ship back in 1914," said Yank, as he took a deep breath from his Woodbine and settled back against the wall of the dugout. "Well, Yank, let's have the story," chimed in the rest. "All right, heels together and eyes front. Here goes," answered Yank.